UB Department of Theatre and Dance to present SIDE MAN April 13-17

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, will present Side Man from Wednesday, April 13, through Saturday, April 16, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 17, at 2 p.m. The performances will be held in the Drama Theatre, located in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.

Winner of the 1999 Tony Award for Best Play, Side Man follows Clifford, the only son of a skilled jazz trumpeter and an alcoholic mother, as he relives three decades of key moments in his family's life, from the moment his parents met to their pain as the rise of rock-and-roll triggers the decline of jazz, and with it, their livelihood. For his father Gene and his fellow sidemen, jazz is not a job, but a lifelong obsession. The play charts a sea change in the life pulse of American music, as it plays out through the fortunes of a group of quirky, passionate jazz musicians and a small American family.

This performance of Side Man is produced by the UB Department of Theatre and Dance, and is directed by Robert Knopf. The cast, comprised of BF. and BA students at UB, consists of Elijah Coleman, Mike Donovan, Genevieve Lerner, Mark Mumm, Matthew Nerber, J.R. Poklemba and Lisa Sperry.

Tickets for Side Man are $18 general admission, and $10 for students (any school) and seniors. Tickets are available at the Center for the Arts Box Office (Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and all Ticketmaster locations including ticketmaster.com. To charge tickets, call 1-800-745-3000. For group sales, call 716-645-6771. For more information, call 716-645-2787.